Exorkizo is used of the high priest placing Jesus under a solemn charge before the living God.

The attested use describes a solemn charge addressed to Jesus before the living God, demanding that he state whether he is the Christ, the son of God.

1. Solemnly charging someone before God · dominant

   In Matthew 26:63, the first-person singular present active indicative form occurs in the high priest's demand that Jesus state whether he is the Christ, the son of God. The APB renders the clause, "I adjure you by the living God," before the demand for an answer.

   Matthew 26:63

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 26:63, the APB presents the clause as "I adjure you by the living God." This rendering confirms the clause's solemn demand without isolating every element of the Greek.